Synopsis
As P.T. Barnum put it, "There's a sucker born every minute."
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
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A scowling 9-year-old girl smokes cigarettes and does crimes. What more could anyone want from a movie?
tatum o'neal charges that rich lady $24 for a bible. i ran that through an inflation calculator and $24 in the 1930s would amount to about $420 today............ok, werk
I can't think of many other films that stay heartwarming without being corny so gracefully. It is SO RARE to see a film that can make you laugh and cry without manipulating you into it - there is no swelling music here, no trademark Hollywood "LOOK AT THIS! FEEL SOMETHING!" close-ups. An impeccable period piece with a delicate soul.
A soft smile of a movie. The little :') emoticon come to life. I can't wait to watch it again. After four films I'm ready to say it– this Bogdanovich guy ("Peter" to his friends) has really got something! Hope he makes more movies. I'm a Bogdanofan!
Ryan O'Neal casually handing his nine-year-old daughter a lit cigarette has got to be one of the funniest images ever committed to celluloid
“we just have to keep on veering, that's all.”
this movie is so many things to me. It’s my anxiety forcing me to miss days and days of school. It’s me waking up at 6am and begging my dad not to make me go because I just can’t deal with it all again today. this movie is my dad driving me all around our small town, and into the city, and up and down every highway. It’s my dad stopping at every yard sale along the way looking for a record or a book I might like. It’s me turning channels on the radio in the passenger seat with the windows down. It’s us arguing back and forth about the…
well. add him to the list of hot reluctant father figures whose hearts open up as the film progresses aka the best trope in film
Legend has it she’s still chain-smoking, waiting on her damn $200, or paternal love, whichever comes first.